Eurorack Control And Sequencing Hub

BugBrand has released the Touch Control Sequencer (TCS) which they describe as a powerful-but-compact control and sequencing hub, that will happily drive your CV systems into interesting realms. Here's the details in their own words...

The TCS can be thought of as two main parts – Touch and Sequencing – which can be linked or independent.

Touch:
– 8 capacitive touch pads to generate 0 to +10V CVs from their Pressure outputs, along with a Global Pressure summation – these can absolutely be used as gate sources as all module inputs pass through comparators
– the keys are generally considered monophonic (one at a time) though pressing more is possible & the pressure outputs will respond accordingly
– there is 3-bit binary output (Key Adr) which represents the highest note pressed at any time (outputs 0 to +10V)
– the Key Response switch allows the touch pads to select (Jump or Hold) a sequence step, or have the sections independent (middle X position)
– there is a Sensitivity trimmer on the module rear if fine adjustment of the response is required

Sequencer:
– 2 rows of voltage knobs with ranges each of 2V or 10V along with 2 Gate buses on the centre-off switch row (0 to +10V output)
– the sequence can be clocked via a rear bus connection or via an external signal (as always, via a comparator and capable of running at audio rates – tested to 20kHz!)
– stepping direction can be forwards or backwards or externally controlled (try a clock divider or use Global Pressure) – low input = forwards stepping, high input = backwards 
– reset returns the step to stage 1 – this can be activated from an external source or patch back one of the Gate outputs
– with the Key Response switch you can use the touch pads to select a stage – Jump moves the sequence to that stage & clocking continues, whereas Hold will stay on that step until the key is released

Rear headers:
– Buss – clock bus on Pin 1 (Pin 2 is not connected) – the signal passes through the internal comparator
– Cntrl_Out – Pins 1 to 3 mirror the 3-bit binary Key Address, while Pin 4 is a gate signal generated from the Global Pressure which is high when a key is pressed. The idea here is to join to the Cntrl header of the Sequence module and it generates some very interesting permutations based on length & direction settings. In use the Reset To rotary switch on the Sequence is generally set to step 1. A big note though on tying these modules together – as the interface can not be directly enabled/disabled, it might not always be desirable in practice! 
As the Cntrl_Out header is 4 way like the main power input, it has a dummy plug mounted on it to avoid the possibility of power being mistakenly connected!

Pricing and Availability:
£470.00 (Incl. VAT : £564.00)

More information:

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